Originally posted by twitch Interesting positioning of this model. At that price it's hard to pitch a model below it. With those features (WR and twin wheels and grip-able) it's hard to pitch a APS-C model above it.
It shouldn't be a problem. I believe Canon has two models between their low-end Rebel and the 7D.
The K300 is the model below and will be non-WR, one control wheel, smaller buffer fewer buttons.
The K3 is the model above and it could have better AF system, bigger buffer, hybrid viewfinder, dual memory slots and even more goodies like better sensor.
I can also see a two tier full frame camera system with a low-end model based on the K30 and the high end model based on the K3.
This will give Pentax 5 dslr cameras, which is still less than Canon and Nikon.
Rumor has it that Pentax will have 4 new dslr cameras by early next year. The K30 is just the first one. It seems like it will take about 3 to 4 months between the releases for Pentax to prepare for the next release. The K30 in late June might mean K3 for Photokina in Sept and a K300 in Dec for holiday sales. Full frame in March to be announced at the large Japan camera show (where the 645D was announced a few years ago.)
Now where are the new lenses.
Dave